/status — Workflow Dashboard

Purpose: Single-screen overview of your current state. What am I working on? What happened recently? What should I do next?

YOU MUST EXECUTE THIS WORKFLOW. Do not just describe it.

CLI dependencies: bd, ao, gt — all optional. Shows what's available, skips what isn't.

Quick Start

/status              # Full dashboard
/status --json       # Machine-readable JSON output

Execution Steps

Step 1: Gather State (Parallel)

Run ALL of the following in parallel bash calls for speed:

Call 1 — RPI + Ratchet + Task State:

# Current ratchet phase
if [ -f .agents/ao/chain.jsonl ]; then
  tail -1 .agents/ao/chain.jsonl 2>/dev/null
else
  echo "NO_CHAIN"
fi

# Ratchet status via CLI
if command -v ao &>/dev/null; then
  ao ratchet status --json 2>/dev/null || echo "RATCHET_UNAVAILABLE"
  ao task-status --json 2>/dev/null || echo "TASK_STATUS_UNAVAILABLE"
fi

Call 2 — Beads / Epic State:

if command -v bd &>/dev/null; then
  echo "=== EPIC ==="
  bd list --type epic --status open 2>/dev/null | head -5
  echo "=== IN_PROGRESS ==="
  bd list --status in_progress 2>/dev/null | head -5
  echo "=== READY ==="
  bd ready 2>/dev/null | head -5
  echo "=== TOTAL ==="
  bd list 2>/dev/null | wc -l
else
  echo "BD_UNAVAILABLE"
fi

Call 3 — Knowledge Flywheel:

# Learnings count
echo "LEARNINGS=$(ls .agents/learnings/ 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')"
echo "PATTERNS=$(ls .agents/patterns/ 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')"
echo "PENDING=$(ls .agents/forge/ 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')"

# Flywheel health + badge
if command -v ao &>/dev/null; then
  ao metrics flywheel status 2>/dev/null || echo "FLYWHEEL_UNAVAILABLE"
  ao badge 2>/dev/null || echo "BADGE_UNAVAILABLE"
fi

Call 4 — Recent Activity + Git:

# Recent sessions
if [ -d .agents/ao/sessions ]; then
  ls -t .agents/ao/sessions/*.md 2>/dev/null | head -3
else
  echo "NO_SESSIONS"
fi

# Recent council verdicts
ls -lt .agents/council/ 2>/dev/null | head -4

# Git state
echo "=== GIT ==="
git branch --show-current 2>/dev/null
git log --oneline -3 2>/dev/null
git status --short 2>/dev/null | head -5

Call 5 — Inbox:

if command -v gt &>/dev/null; then
  gt mail inbox 2>/dev/null | head -5
else
  echo "GT_UNAVAILABLE"
fi

Step 2: Render Dashboard

Assemble gathered data into this format. Use Unicode indicators for visual clarity:

• Pass/healthy: [PASS]
• Warning/partial: [WARN]
• Fail/missing: [FAIL]
• Progress: [3/7] with bar ███░░░░

══════════════════════════════════════════════════
  Workflow Dashboard
══════════════════════════════════════════════════

RPI PROGRESS
  Phase: <current phase from chain.jsonl: research | plan | implement | validate | idle>
  Gate:  <last completed gate or "none">
  ─────────────────────────────────
  research ── plan ── implement ── validate
     <mark current position with arrow or highlight>

ACTIVE EPIC
  <epic title and ID, or "No active epic">
  Progress: <completed>/<total> issues  <progress bar>
  In Progress: <list in-progress issues, max 3>

READY TO WORK
  <top 3 unblocked issues from bd ready>
  <or "No ready issues — create work with /plan">

RECENT VALIDATIONS
  <last 3 council reports with verdict>
  <format: date  verdict  target>
  <or "No recent validations">

KNOWLEDGE FLYWHEEL
  Learnings: <count>  Patterns: <count>  Pending: <count>
  Health: <flywheel status or "ao not installed">
  Badge: <ao badge output or omit if unavailable>

TASK MATURITY
  <ao task-status summary: active tasks with CASS maturity levels, or omit if unavailable>

RECENT SESSIONS
  <last 3 session summaries with dates>
  <or "No session history">

GIT STATE
  Branch: <current branch>
  Recent: <last 3 commits, one-line>
  Changes: <uncommitted file count or "clean">

INBOX
  <message count or "No messages" or "gt not installed">

──────────────────────────────────────────────────
SUGGESTED NEXT ACTION
  <state-aware suggestion — see Step 3>
──────────────────────────────────────────────────

QUICK COMMANDS
  /research     Deep codebase exploration
  /plan         Decompose epic into issues
  /pre-mortem   Validate plan before coding
  /implement    Execute a single issue
  /crank        Autonomous epic execution
  /vibe         Validate code quality
  /post-mortem  Extract learnings, close cycle
══════════════════════════════════════════════════

Step 3: Suggest Next Action (State-Aware)

Evaluate state top-to-bottom. Use the FIRST matching condition:

Step 4: JSON Output (--json flag)

If the user passed --json, output all dashboard data as structured JSON instead of the visual dashboard:

{
  "rpi": {
    "phase": "implement",
    "last_gate": "plan",
    "chain_entries": 3
  },
  "epic": {
    "id": "ag-042",
    "title": "Epic title",
    "progress": { "completed": 3, "total": 7, "in_progress": ["ag-042.2"] }
  },
  "ready_issues": ["ag-042.4", "ag-042.5"],
  "validations": [
    { "date": "2026-02-09", "verdict": "PASS", "target": "src/auth/" }
  ],
  "flywheel": {
    "learnings": 12,
    "patterns": 5,
    "pending": 2,
    "health": "healthy"
  },
  "sessions": [
    { "date": "2026-02-09", "file": "session-abc.md" }
  ],
  "git": {
    "branch": "main",
    "uncommitted_count": 3,
    "recent_commits": ["abc1234 fix: thing", "def5678 feat: other"]
  },
  "inbox": { "count": 0 },
  "suggestion": {
    "priority": 5,
    "message": "Continue working: /implement ag-042.2"
  }
}

Render this with a single code block. No visual dashboard when --json is active.

Examples

Checking Status Mid-Epic

User says: /status

What happens:

1. Agent runs 5 parallel bash calls to gather all state
2. Agent reads ratchet chain showing "implement" phase
3. Agent queries beads showing epic ag-042 with 3/7 issues completed
4. Agent finds 2 in-progress issues and 4 ready issues
5. Agent lists recent council verdict: PASS on src/auth/
6. Agent checks flywheel showing 12 learnings, 5 patterns, 2 pending
7. Agent renders dashboard with progress bars and suggests: "Continue working: /implement ag-042.2"

Result: Full single-screen dashboard showing mid-epic progress with actionable next step.

Status in Clean State

User says: /status

What happens:

1. Agent gathers all state in parallel
2. Agent finds no ratchet chain exists (.agents/ao/chain.jsonl missing)
3. Agent finds no open epics or in-progress issues
4. Agent shows clean git state, recent commits only
5. Agent finds no recent validations
6. Agent suggests: "All clear. Start with /research or /plan to find new work"

Result: Dashboard confirms clean slate, points user to workflow entry points.

Troubleshooting